Also, there's a new scanlation project that everyone should check out. Mazinger Angels is being translated by the brave soul at http://oppai-missile.blogspot.com/. Be sure to check it out and give him your thanks!

The final chapter of Getter Robo Arc was originally published in Super Robot Magazine Volume 14 (2003/09/19). If this were the original magazine publication, the story would end on page 354 of chapter 14. Instead, the Action Comics and Futabasha Getter Robo Saga printing have an additional 20 pages that Ishikawa added after the magazine was discontinued. But he would never get the chance to continue the series as he had planned. Ken Ishikawa passed away on 2006/11/15.

So ends the story of Getter's journey. From a manga that began in the 1970s to a life-long work stretching into the early 2000s. Each Getter series is its own story, but how they lead into each other is what makes them so compelling. It seemed that Getter Robo Arc was the beginning of the end for the Getter series in a lot of ways - but no one knows what could have been.

I just want to thank everyone that's helped me in my mission to get the Getter Robo series scanlated. OtherSideofSky, Damage, Tatari, C-K, donators, and many more. I've still yet to scan and edit the Saga version of Getter Robo Go, but as of now, the complete story of Getter Robo Saga is available in English. Enjoy the finale of Getter Robo.

In other scanlation news, my joint project with Hokuto no Gun and HappyScans has also been completed. Ken Ishikawa's Super Robot Retsuden is done!

7/18/12

I'm pretty sure this chapter was scanned directly from the magazine publication, as the image quality is markedly lower than the rest of the book. I wonder what happened there? Did they lose the originals? We'll probably never know. Anyway, enjoy this chapter! Thanks to Hokuto no Gun and HappyScans! for making this possible!

6/23/12

The adventures of Getter Arc and Gettersaurus continue! Earth's situation is dire... What will the Getter team find beyond the mysterious zone!? Praise be to OtherSideofSky for his translating prowess!

6/19/12

I have returned! Sorry about the random long absence, but I'm back. We've come to the end of another volume of Yokoyama's Mars. Next volume is the last in this series, and the climax is sure to leave an impression.

About the title of Super Robot Retsuden... I'm no translator, but the Retsuden part of the title consists of two kanji: 烈 and 伝. Retsu (烈) has dictionary meanings similar to extreme. Den (伝) refers to a legend generally. Super Robot Extreme Legend? I don't know. But that's the gist of it. Our friends at Hokuto no Gun would probably provide a better answer, so ask them if you feel like it.

5/21/12

The ultimate cross over manga featuring Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger, Grendizer, Getter Robo, Getter Robo G and Jeeg! These all-stars band together in order to defend Earth from cosmic evil. This manga is in the same vein as all those old Toei cross over movies, and the self-parody gets pretty strong later on. This series by Ken Ishikawa has been collected into one volume featuring ten chapters. Presenting:

5/20/12

Another double dose! Okay, truth is, I forgot to release Mars yesterday so you all probably already got it from our partners over at Hokuto no Gun and HappyScans! Anyway, these are both good chapters and the Arc chapter in particular is a great preview of what's to come. Enjoy!

5/6/12

Here's the last chapter of Getter Robo Anthology, translated by the ever amazing Chen Gong. The last chapter of the book focuses on the events that ended Musashi's life - it's an interesting look into what might have transpired during those final moments and a fitting conclusion to this tribute manga.

Once again, I'd just like to express my thanks to Chen Gong for saving this project and for being great to work with. Also, thanks to C-K for translating the first chapter of this volume and for his work on the Shin Getter Robo manga in general. I'm pretty glad to have another manga completed, and I hope you all enjoy it!

4/27/12

Here's the first chapter of Getter Robo Arc volume 2. This is quite a good chapter and the following chapters are even better as the story really starts taking off. Thanks to OtherSideofSky for his awesome translation!

4/23/12

The title of this chapter, God and Dragon (神と竜) is a reference to Hayato and Ryouma's names. The "Jin" in Hayato Jin is written as 神 which can also mean God. The "Ryou" in Ryouma is written as 竜 and can mean Dragon. This story takes place between the Shin Getter Robo and Getter Robo Go manga series, right after the Saotome Lab incident with Shin Dragon. Many thanks to Chen Gong for translating this release. Enjoy!

4/17/12

As promised, here's the full compilation of Getter Robo Arc volume 1. It includes the Mazinger short story "Relic of Terror" as a bonus chapter. We'll continue on to volume 2 either this week or the next depending on how things go on my end. Thanks to OtherSideofSky for translating Arc volume 1 and thanks to C-K for translating Relic of Terror a few years back. Enjoy!

Many thanks to OtherSideofSky for his work on this series as usual. Originally, I said this was a two part story, but that's actually not the case. The next chapter is actually the conclusion of both this story and Getter Robo Arc volume 1. We'll move on to Getter Robo Arc volume 2 shortly afterwards. Oh, and here's something to note - part of this chapter was actually adapted in the New Getter Robo OVA (2004 - 2006). See if you can recognize what scene I'm talking about!

4/6/12

This is probably my favorite chapter in the entire book. I'm not familiar with its author, Masakazu Ooi, but after reading this chapter I feel the need to check out his other works. The action, art and story are all top notch in this chapter which focuses on the far future exploits of Getter and humanity.

Thanks again to Chen Gong for his awesome work, and make sure you read the credits page for his translation notes. Enjoy!

3/26/12

This isn't really new material, but now we can move on to Violence Jack volume 2 with confidence knowing that we've got this out of the way. While working on this volume, I was driven to bouts of extreme violence... Jack really does live up to his reputation! Thanks to Hokuto no Gun and HappyScans! for their great work. Working alongside them and OtherSideofSky is a blessing as together we've become quite the manga scanlation powerhouse.

3/23/12

Sorry for all of the delays everyone, but we're finally back! Violence Jack vol 1 is in the checking process and will be released shortly. But for today, have some Getter Robo Anthology. This time, it's Go Nagai's chapter!
Many thanks to Chen Gong for his quick work translating these chapters.

3/18/12

Releases have been kind of slim this week, practically non-existent, but hopefully we'll be back in full capacity once I successfully murder this first volume of Violence Jack and give you guys its carcass for reading enjoyment. Oh yeah, thanks to Hokuto no Gun and HappyScans! for this release.

3/9/12

Now, I'd like to take a moment to show you something. As you remember, I said that our scanlation partner Wright of HappyScans! spent quite a bit of his money on funding future manga projects. Well,
let's take a look at what volumes Wright has personally bought and
shipped to my location for the purpose of scanning!

As you can see, Wright has donated a good amount of manga. We've got translators lined up for all of the projects, it's just a matter of time until they're begun and finished. If you appreciate projects like these, please consider donating a few dollars sometime so that we can continue to keep giving you great projects by Dynamic Pro and other old-school authors like Yokoyama, Ishinomori, Tezuka and Matsumoto.

Want to help us release manga faster? Then please donate today! Every dollar helps me spend more time on editing manga and less time worrying about bills. Remember - if a lot of you contribute just a little, then we can make it without burdening anyone! Thank you for your continued support.